Abortion Facts - Not Fiction

When it comes to abortion facts, it is often very difficult to figure out what information is true and what is false. Real abortion facts start with the medical community. In medical terminology, abortion is divided into different categories: Spontaneous Abortion and Induced Abortion. Spontaneous Abortion, or miscarriage, as it is commonly referred to, is the natural expulsion of the embryo or fetus from the uterus by the female’s body. This can happen because of genetic or physical abnormalities. Induced abortion is further divided into the sub-categories Therapeutic Abortion and Elective Abortion. Therapeutic Abortion is exactly what it sounds like: the extraction of an embryo or fetus for medical reasons to stop harm from coming to the baby's mother, or in cases of diagnosed deformities or problems with the unborn baby. Elective Abortion is what is commonly debated. It is the decision of the expectant mother for any number of personal reasons.

There are numerous methods of abortion, including surgical, chemical and even herbal abortions. Abortion facts dictate that the most common in modern times are the surgical and chemical abortions, although until the 20th century, herbal abortions were the prominent, and sometimes the only, option for a woman who wished to have an abortion. Surgical methods are both diverse and complicated and they are often under much political and legal scrutiny. Manual Vacuum Aspiration, Electric Vacuum Aspiration, and Dilation and Curettage are early-term abortion options. Later-term options include Dilation and Evacuation, Hysterectomy Abortion, and Intact Dilation and Extraction, which is also known as Partial Birth Abortion and has been subject to legal precedents, especially the partial Birth Abortion Ban, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2003.

When discussing abortion facts, you should also think about chemical abortions. Chemical abortion is performed by combining drugs to terminate a pregnancy. Methotrexate or Mifepristone is followed by one of 2 types of prostaglandin, either misoprostol or gemeprost, to end the pregnancy.

From the legal standpoint, abortion facts are nuff. The Catholic church used to decide if an abortion could be done by whether or not the movement of the fetus had occurred. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, social reformers and clergymen wanted to put a complete ban on abortion. IN the twentyeth century, most Western countries had legalized abortion, most notably the controversial 1973 court case Roe versus Wade, decided by the United States Supreme Court, legalized early-term abortions. The passing of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban in 2003 was prefaced by the law being passed by Congress 2 other times, but being vetoed by President Bill Clinton.

Christine Gray is a recognized authority on the subject of pregnancy. Her website Pregnancy Exposed provides a wealth of informative articles and resources on everything you will need to know about abortion. All rights reserved. Articles may be reprinted as long as the content and links remains intact and unchanged.